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Lewis Milestone Biography
Birth Name:Lev Milstein
Birth Place:Chisinau, Moldova
Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Assistant director, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Honored with a postage stamp in 2003
- Served as one of the founding members of the Directors Guild
- Cousin of well-known violinist, Nathan Milstein
- Served in the U․S․ Signal Corps during WWI shortly after arriving in the United States
- A victim of McCarthyism, he would return to Hollywood in the 1960s only to direct several box office failures before finally retiring from filmmaking altogether
- Got his start after receiving help from filmmaker Howard Hughes, who would eventually promote him to director in the late '20s
- Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1919, seven years after arriving from Russia
Awards
- 1929Oscar-Best Director, Comedy Picture: winner
- 1930Oscar-Best Director: winner
- 1931Oscar-Best Director: nominated
- 1931Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film - Sound: winner
- 1947Award-Feature films: nominated
- 1963DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated